BUILDING RESEARCH COMPETENCE & INFRASTRUCTURE
ÖIF - Österreichisches Institut für Friedensforschung
September 6, 1982 Foundation of the Austrian Institute for Peace Research (ÖIF)
April, 16 1983 Opening of ÖIF in Rittersaal of Schlaining Castle
May 24, 1983 Amendment of the statutes - Schlaining as the seat of the association & exclusive seat of the association's activities
1984 1st Summer Academy (SAK)
April 1, 1985 Declaration of the Committee of Persons Dr. Kreisky (100 persons) - Goals of the Institute: expansion of the research center, establishment of a Peace University & establishment of a Peace Forum
December 1995 1. State of Peace Conference (StoP) in Bad Tatzmannsdorf Schlaininger Friedensbericht from 1986 at Schlaining Castle as well as Bern (alternating) since 1996 at Schlaining Castle
May 8, 1986 Opening of Schlaining Castle
September 1987 UN Secretary-General Xavier Pérez de Cuellar appoints the Austrian Institute for Peace Research and Peace Education in Schlaining as "Peace Messenger"
April 1988 Opening of the hotel „Burg Schlaining“ (36 rooms, 65 beds) Conversion of the former Giczy Hof (former armory of the castle) into a hotel completed
1988 Opening exhibition in the synagogue Restoration completed
23-26 March 1988 Preparatory conference of the UNESCO Commission on the establishment of a University Center for Peace Studies
November 22, 1988 Foundation of the European University Centre for Peace Studies (EPU) with 40 non-governmental representatives
August 1989 Library (formerly in Granarium) moved to Synagogue
March 21, 1990 Opening and start of EPU (pilot semester with 50 students)
1991/92 Construction of Haus International
UNIVERSITY COURSES - PEACE UNIVERSITY & PRACTICAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION
ASPR - Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
January 21, 1992 Change of association name and new statutes Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
September 5, 1992 Opening of Haus International (44 rooms, 3 seminar rooms)
September 14, 1992 Opening EPU fall semester - Start EPU regular
September 13, 1993 Opening IPT (pilot course) Implementation ASPR & EPU
March 15, 1994 Council of Ministers decision IPT - annually 3 training courses 2 basic courses (4 weeks) 2 specialization courses (1 week)
1995 Research Project Study "Security in Europe
8–10 June, 1995 International Conference Declaration of Schlaining against Racism, Violence & Discrimination
16-20 August, 1995 World Conference of Peace Museum Directors "Building a Peace Museum"
Dezember 9, 1995 UNESCO Peace Award to ASPR and EPU for Peace Education
1997 1. Summer Academy on OSCE
1998 - 2003 EPU Master of Advanced Studies in Peace & Conflict
May 6, 2000 Opening of the Peace Museum on 6000 sqm with the exhibition "From the Cult of Violence to a Culture of Peace"
2000 PAN-Peace Table for Dialogue, Dedicated to Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
May 2002 Minister of Education Elisabeth Gehrer commends the Schlaining Peace Museum for its "outstanding achievements in the field of museums"
November 2002 UNITWIN Award for "UNESCO Chair on Peace, Human Rights and Democracy, University Center for Peace Studies, Stadtschlaining, Austria" (together with EPU)
since 2003 EPU Master of Arts Diplome in Peace Studies
2004 COMPAIR - Methods in dialogue - International Academy for Conflict Resolution
2005 – 2007 Participation in the reconstruction after Tsunami in Sri Lanka Construction of "Burgenland Village" for 55 families
April 1, 2006 Symposium "Constructive Pacifism"
2007 Start Project Peace Weeks Pilot Project - School Year 2007/08 (370 students)
2009 Austrian UNESCO National Commission awards Peace Weeks in the framework of the UN Decade of Education and Sustainable Development
2009 Sadako‘s Crane 4 Peace @Peace City Stadtschlaining
since 2009 Training programms for the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) for civilian, police and military experts
March 31, 2010 EPU accreditation
2010 Award of the Richard & Wilhelmine Swarz Foundation for Peace Weeks
from 2012 Holocaust History Project
since 2010 Coordination for civil society engagement in the 3C process
from 2013 Implementation of the Austrian 3C-Project
2010/2011 "Letter of Intent" cooperation agreement CPDC Cluster Peace, Conflict & Democracy Research (Alpe Adria Uni Klagenfurt (until 2015, afterwards UNI Graz), Institute for Conflict Research, Democracy Center Vienna & ASPR)
Dezember 2014 Closure of the EPU private university (withdrawal of accreditation).
TRANSFORMATION PROCESS - DEVELOPMENT OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION SKILLS
ASPR - Austrian Study Centre for Peace and Conflict Resolution
2019 Closure & clearance of the Peace Museum and Sale of the conference hotel.
2019 Campaign "10 years Sadako‘s Crane"
2020 Clearance of the Peace Library from the Schlaininger Synagogue Archiving & Library in Haus International
2020 Internationaler "Nelson Mandela Award for Peace and Conflict Resolution"
since 2020 Campaign "Homeland Earth"
2020-2022 Conflict Resolution Activities in six countries
2020-2021 Restoration of Schlaining Castle
2022 Schlaining Peace Forum
Sources: Book from Gerald Mader „Von der Utopie zur Wirklichkeit“, 2016; article„Wir sind 100. Burgenland schreibt Geschichte“, Eisenstadt 2021 by Gudrun Kramer: Vom Burgenland in die Welt und wieder zurück – Friedens- und Konfliktarbeit auf Burg Schlaining, In: Rathkolb Kirchknopf (Hg.) as well as internal archives (Web & Annual Reports)